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      "global"
    ],
    "industries": [
      "Food & Snacks",
      "Dairy, Cheese & Meats",
      "Beverage",
      "Pet Food",
      "Medical & Pharma",
      "Ammunition",
      "Household & Industrial",
      "Paper & Plastic",
      "Health & Personal Care"
    ]
  },
  "itha": "0.1",
  "proof": {
    "customers": [
      {
        "url": "https://www.aagard.com/blog/mike-and-ikes-bounce-back-via-social-media",
        "name": "Just Born"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.aagard.com/blog/inside-the-biggest-packaging-automation-project-in-aagards-history-energizers-journey-to-sustaina",
        "name": "Energizer"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.aagard.com/blog/ammunition-automation-overshoots-today-s-needs-to-future-proof-growing-business",
        "name": "Underwood Ammo"
      }
    ],
    "memberships": [
      {
        "name": "PMMI"
      }
    ],
    "case_studies": [
      {
        "url": "https://www.aagard.com/blog/mike-and-ikes-bounce-back-via-social-media",
        "title": "Mike & Ike's Bounce Back via Social Media",
        "outcome": "Scaled theater box packaging to 600 cartons per minute"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.aagard.com/blog/inside-the-biggest-packaging-automation-project-in-aagards-history-energizers-journey-to-sustaina",
        "title": "Energizer's Journey to Sustainability",
        "outcome": "Eliminated 2.5 million pounds of plastic from packaging"
      }
    ]
  },
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      "city": "Alexandria",
      "region": "Minnesota",
      "country": "US"
    },
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    "name": "Aagard",
    "domain": "aagard.com",
    "founded": 1997,
    "same_as": [
      "https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-aagard-group-llc"
    ],
    "employees": {
      "max": 500,
      "min": 201
    },
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    "description": "Aagard designs, engineers, and manufactures purpose-built packaging automation systems, including cartoners, case packers, palletizers, sleevers, depalletizers, retail-ready packaging, and turnkey integrated packaging lines, built in Alexandria, Minnesota."
  },
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      "name": "Cartoners",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
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      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
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        "robotics": {
          "category": "cartoner",
          "applications": [
            "packaging"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      },
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          "evidence_url": "https://www.aagard.com/machines/cartoners"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "case-packers",
      "url": "https://www.aagard.com/machines/case-packers",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Case Packers",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Case packing systems for wrap-around, horizontal, top-load, side-load, multi-SKU, display, vision-guided, and knock-down case loading, built for food, beverage, dairy, and pet food manufacturers.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "case_packer",
          "applications": [
            "packaging"
          ],
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        }
      },
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        {
          "id": "iso_13849_1",
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          "evidence_url": "https://www.aagard.com/machines/case-packers"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "palletizers",
      "url": "https://www.aagard.com/machines/palletizers",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Palletizers",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Automatic, semi-automatic, robotic, dual-bay, and continuous-flow palletizing systems that build pallet loads with integrated stretch wrapping and slip/tier sheet handling.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "palletizing_cell",
          "applications": [
            "palletizing",
            "packaging"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      },
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        {
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sleevers",
      "url": "https://www.aagard.com/machines/sleevers",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Sleevers",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Sleeving machines that apply sleeves to retail display, food and beverage, household, and personal care products, including multi-packs and tray-sleeved formats, at production line speeds.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "sleever",
          "applications": [
            "packaging"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      },
      "certifications": [
        {
          "id": "iso_13849_1",
          "status": "conforms_to",
          "evidence_url": "https://www.aagard.com/machines/sleevers"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "depalletizers",
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      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Depalletizers",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Robotic (vision-guided), automatic layer-based, and semi-automatic depalletizing systems with unified controls and integrated infeed conveying for CPG manufacturers.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "depalletizer",
          "protocols": [
            "ethernet_ip"
          ],
          "applications": [
            "packaging"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      },
      "certifications": [
        {
          "id": "iso_13849_1",
          "status": "conforms_to",
          "evidence_url": "https://www.aagard.com/machines/depalletizers"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://www.aagard.com/retail-ready-patented-design",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Retail-Ready Packaging (VersaCase)",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Patented VersaCase Secure and patent-pending VersaCase Grip designs form, load, and seal cases into shelf-ready displays in a single automated pass without per-flat royalty fees.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "case_packer",
          "applications": [
            "packaging"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "turnkey-integrated-packaging-lines",
      "url": "https://www.aagard.com/turnkey-integrated-packaging-lines",
      "kind": "service",
      "name": "Turnkey Integrated Packaging Lines",
      "role": "integrator",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Combined packaging systems integrating sleevers, case packers, cartoners, robotic pick-and-place, palletizers, and controls into one engineered line, with FAT, installation, training, and support.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "integration_service",
          "applications": [
            "packaging",
            "palletizing",
            "pick_place"
          ],
          "robot_brands": [
            "abb",
            "mir",
            "fanuc"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "engagement": {
    "url": "https://www.aagard.com/contact-us",
    "email": "sales@aagard.com",
    "phone": "320.763.6043",
    "methods": [
      "quote_request",
      "consultation"
    ]
  },
  "extensions": {
    "robotics": {
      "roles": [
        "systems_integrator"
      ],
      "service_area": [
        "global"
      ],
      "spec_version": "0.1"
    }
  },
  "updated_at": "2026-09-01"
}